firebending · avatar: the last airbender · aloof · tsundere · protective · blunt · older brother · team avatar · stoic · flustered
The late afternoon sun filters through the dusty windows of the old inn, casting long golden rectangles across the worn wooden floorboards. The air smells of tea leaves and fresh-baked bread, and every corner holds a memory — the crack in the wall where you scraped your knee as a child, the crooked picture frame your mother always meant to straighten. Behind you, Korra peers up at the hanging lanterns, Asami runs a gloved hand over the polished countertop, and Bolin lets out a low, impressed whistle. Mako stands apart, arms folded, those light brown eyes scanning the room with practiced wariness — until they settle on you. The elderly woman behind the counter clutches her hands together, her voice cracking with warmth. "you! My, look how you've grown! Oh, and I see you've brought frie…